-The change & development in the field of tourism is called development of tourism.
- The development of tourism took in different intervals of time.
- Development of transportation & industrial revolution made easy to travel from one place to another place.
- Traveling is a human nature.
- Evolution of tourism is described in 3 phases.
a) The First Phase:
- Travel was mainly related to commerce, trade & pilgrimage.
-Traveling was possible for high class people- traders, merchants etc.
-People used to travel for religious purpose in different places.
- Foreign travel was a part of noble man’s education.
- Scholars travelled in search of exciting places, getting experience & knowledge.
- The industrial revolution (1760-1840) brought a great development in the people social life.
-Population increased near industrial areas.
- People started to migrate to the town resulting creation of new household separation from relatives.
b) The Second Phase:
-The industrial revolution in 19th century changed the life style of people.
-It increased income of people & people started travelling for the purpose of rest, relaxation & pleasure.
- The developments of railways during that time lead more people to travel.
-The starting of rail travel & the concept of tourism come in 1841.
- Thomas Cook was the greatest travel organizer of that time & he is also called father of travel agent.
-He used to book seats, publish a tour program &sell the tour in discount.
- Shipping also made a significant contribution to develop travel & trade.
c) The Third Phase:
-The modern components of tourism were developed after Second World War.
- Tourism reached to its highest level & the living standard of people rose.
- Tourism become famous in all the countries.
- Later it was recognized as one of the largest industry in the world
